On July 4, the ASECH Board of Directors selected Alejandra Mustakis as the new president of ASECH for a term of two years. She will be replacing Juan Pablo Swett. One of her main focuses during her presidency will be the development of small and medium sized businesses in the country.
On July 25, El Diario Reforma, published a letter from Alejandro Rámirez Magaña to the CNTE (Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación). In this letter, Rámirez Magaña speaks out against the CNTE by indicating that "their worst crime has been to steal the future of the country's most marginalized children and teenagers." Read the complete letter.
In the last edition of Americas Quarterly, Latin American political figures and business leaders were asked: “What would you tell the next U.S. president about Latin America?”. As the only Mexican business leader selected, Blanca Treviño, reminded the next U.S. president that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us and in order to reap benefits, U.S.-Mexico partnership is key. Read the complete letter.
On August 1, Colombian Secretary of Energy, Juan José Aranguen will join Enrique Pescarmona and the rest of the IMPSA family to celebrate the company's present state. After a rocky two and a half years, Pescarmona has been able to restructure a debt of $1050 million and continue on with production.
During his recent trip to Guatemela, where he met with Jimmy Morales, the country's president, and various high-level government workers, Luis Alberto Moreno, asked Guatemalan leaders to create a "stronger fiscal muscle" in order to solve some of the country's biggest challenges, such as health and education.
Silvia Tcherassi is "a woman in which tradition and innovation find the perfect equilibrium through design and luxury". In this month's Harper's Bazaar, we get to know her on a more personal level through a list of her favorite things.
Grupo LALA wants to conquer the Latin American market. The Mexican company already produces in Mexico, Guatemala, the United States and Nicaragua. This month it expanded to Costa Rica with the acquisition of a production plant and an alliance with Coopeleche and Florida Bebidas.
For Roberto Murray, corporate social responsibility is "not something that you do, but how you do it." In other words, it should be an adopted philosophy for everything that the company does so that the private sector becomes a positive contributor to the country's development.
Jorge Errázuriz, member of the Pacific Alliance Business Summit, discussed the alliance's strengths after this year's meeting which took place on June 30 in Frutillar, Chile. He reassured that the Pacific Alliance "is an entity that unites the public and private sectors."
During his recent participation in the Pacific Alliance Summit, Carlo Solari, admitted that Argentina's new business environment opens the door to many new potential investments. Falabella has forecasted a $4,038 million investment towards the country in the next four years.
After some speculation, Alan Murray has been named the new Time Inc. Chief Content Officer. He will succeed Norman Pearlstine and help oversee the company's shift towards digital media. Vanity Fair talked to Murray hours after his appointment and learned more about his ideas for this new job and the future of journalism. Read the complete interview.
As part of his philosophy that knowledge - not philanthropic foundations - solves poverty, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú launched Aprende.org, a free online educational platform aimed at expanding opportunities to anyone with a smartphone and an internet connection. Read More...
Seldom does the global public have an opportunity to observe an endangered species in its natural habitat, but this week, wildlife enthusiasts received a rare glimpse into the poignant final days of the American Republican elephant. Georgetown's Rosa Brooks explains... Read More...
Thomas L. Friedman has argued for a while now that there is only one thing worse than one-party autocracy, and that is one-party democracy. At least a one-party autocracy can order things to get done. A one-party democracy - that is, a two-party system where only one party is interested in governing and the other is in constant blocking mode, which has characterized America in recent years- is much worse. It can't do anything big, hard or important. Read More...
“In the UAE, we are also strong believers and advocates of religious diversity and tolerance, guided by the true tenets of Islam: respect, inclusion and peace,” Ambassador Yousef al Otaiba said. “In this spirit, we welcome hundreds of thousands of Americans to live and work in the UAE. The hundreds of thousands of Emiratis who live in or visit the U.S. each year for business, medical care, education or tourism should also expect to be treated the same, and not singled out because of their beliefs, attire or language.” Read More...
He was a special ambassador to the Soviet Union. Today he is the president of the Brookings Institution, and has a unique vision of the economic and political forces that define our world. Watch his interview with Moisés Naím.
NYPD commissioner, William "Bill" Bratton, wants to be the country's top cop. However, many seem to think that his legacy, defined by the "broken windows tactic", is tainted. Is that fair? Read More...
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, has made it his mission to battle inequality. In his most recent op-ed in the New York Times, he explains the inequality that is embedded in internships.
In a recent interview, Bernard Haykel, Princeton University professor of Near Eastern Studies, explains that in order to defeat ISIS, there has to be political and social change in the Arab world. Read the interview.
Chris Stone writes about the need for action on policing and racial justice after Baton Rouge. "At this moment of grief, fear, and frustration in the United States, the Open Society Foundations stand committed to solidarity and justice. The killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Philando Castile in Minnesota, and five police officers in Dallas in the last two weeks had already plunged the country back into a tense debate about racism and police use of force. The killing of three officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday has raised the stakes for everyone. There is danger everywhere, even as we are in mourning, and no one can stay above the fray"... Read More...
